Category: Disney
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The Walt Disney Company To Participate In The Bank Of America Virtual 2020 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference
BURBANK, Calif., September 3, 2020 – Christine McCarthy, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS), will participate in a question-and-answer session at the Bank of America Virtual 2020 Media, Communications & Entertainment Conference on Thursday, September 10, 2020 at approximately 11:25 a.m. PDT/ 2:25 p.m. EDT. To listen…
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Earth to Ned Bring Puppets Back to Pop Culture in an Otherworldly Way
Tomorrow, Earth to Ned comes to Disney+ for the whole family to enjoy! This morning, we got a chance to interview Paul Rugg (Ned), Colleen Smith (BETI), and Michael Oosterom (Cornelius) and we got to hear some behind the scenes stories! Personally, I loved getting to hear about how puppetry is coming back to popular culture! When…
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Earth to Ned Brings Quirky and Fun to Disney+ – Mr. DAPs Review
Earth to Ned arrives on Disney+ on Friday, September 4th. This new improv show from the Jim Henson Company focuses on an alien named Ned that was sent to earth to destroy it. However, upon arriving he finds himself fascinated (or maybe obsessed) with what Ned considered to be Earth’s greatest. The rest of the…
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Season 2 of The Mandalorian to Arrive on Disney+ on October 30
Since the first season of The Mandalorian concluded earlier this year, the second season has been highly anticipated. Today, it was announced that the second season of The Mandalorian will be arriving on Disney+ on October 30, 2020. Currently, the incredibly popular first season is available on Disney+. This season received 15 Emmy Award Nominations…
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The Walt Disney Company Releases Statement on Death of Chadwick Boseman
As the world reels over the news of the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman, The Walt Disney Company has released a statement. Read below what The Walt Disney Company Released as the world grieves over the death of the man who brought King T’Challa to life. Below is the statement from Disney: Remembering Chadwick Boseman…
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Katie Dippold to Write New Haunted Mansion in the Works with Disney
Grim grinning ghosts are coming out to socialize! This week, The Hollywood Reporter announced that Katie Dippold would be writing the new Haunted Mansion live-action film based on the attraction for Disney. Dippold, who is behind films like Ghostbusters reboot and The Heat, is reportedly set to pen the new film. While there are many fans who…
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Disney Releases Music Video for Reflection by Christina Aguilera From Live-Action Mulan
Disney has released a new music video for Reflection from multi-platinum and global award-winning superstar singer/songwriter Christina Aguilera ahead of the live-action Mulan arriving on Disney+. This music video is directed by Niki Caro (“The Zookeeper’s Wife,” “McFarland, USA”), who also directed Mulan. The release of this music video comes a week ahead of the movie arriving…
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The Sims 4 Announces New Galaxy’s Edge Inspired Expansion
The Sims 4 is getting a big Star Wars expansion next month with The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu. Inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Disneyland and Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Journey to Batuu will be available for The Sims 4 for PC, Mac, PS4, and Xbox One on September 8. The first-look trailer showcased…
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Kelly Marie Tran to Star as Title Role in Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon
This pandemic hasn’t been easy for anyone to work through. It proposes extra challenges when your work is trying to create a Disney animated film! This year, teams at Disney have been working harder than ever to create Raya and the Last Dragon while also abiding by social distancing rules. Today, Disney announced that in a…
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Disney Parks & DAPS MAGIC Celebrate International Dog Day!
Today is International Dog Day! To celebrate the day, Disney Parks is going all out and celebrating “man’s best friend.” Throughout the day, the Disney Parks Blog will be sharing a bunch of fun ideas with the Ultimate Disney Dog Pack. This pack will include ideas for crafts and so much more. One of the…
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New Featurette on Finding Mulan Released Ahead of Disney+ Arrival of Live-Action Mulan
Ahead of the September 4th arrival of the live-action Mulan on Disney+, a new featurette on finding the proper person to play Mulan has been released by Disney. In it, director Niki Caro tells how she found the perfect actor to play Mulan. It also includes commentary from Yifei Liu, Tzi Ma and Yoson An.…
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Disney Reveals New Gift Card Designs
Disney has announced that there are over 60 new Disney Gift Card designs that are now available on shopDisney.com. There are a wide range of designs that include Mickey and the gang, the “The Child” from The Mandalorian, and also holiday-centric gift cards, family celebrations, and of course birthday Gift Cards. Disney has made an…
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Disney Releases Book to Screen Featurette as ‘The One and Only Ivan’ Arrives on Disney+
Disney has released another featurette for The One and Only Ivan as it arrives on Disney+ today. This featurette, entitled Book to Screen, takes a look at the process of taking this story from the book and then making it into a movie. This featurette has been shared with DAPS MAGIC to be shared with…
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Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Offer Sneak Peek of Disney’s Mulan
Guests visiting Disney’s Hollywood Studios will soon be able to get a sneak peek of Disney’s Mulan. Starting on August 21st, the preview will be offered at the Walt Disney Presents attraction. Along with the preview, guests will be able to see a display that includes an original witch costume from the film and also…
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Disney Offers ‘Imagineering in a Box’ in Three New Languages
Disney is now offering its Imagineering in a Box in three new languages. It is now being offered in Spanish, Portuguese, and French. Chinese will be coming later this year. With Imagineering in a Box, Disney Imagineers from hundreds of different career disciplines share their knowledge and skills for how immersive experiences are created. This…
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Here’s What’s Coming to Disney+ in September!
Since launching last November, Disney+ continues to add more content and more subscribers. With over 60 million subscribers, Disney+ continues to add more programming to delight viewers. In September, there will be quite a few new titles coming to Disney’s streaming service. One of the new options is Mulan, which will be available on September…
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Disney Gives a Look Behind the Scenes of Mulan With Epic Filmmaking Featurette
Disney has released a new featurette ahead of Mulan’s arrival on Disney+ on September 4th. Entitled Epic Filmmaking, the featurette takes a look behind the scenes of the film with director Niki Caro. She shares what went into making this live-action version of the movie. Mulan will be available on Disney+ on September 4th to subscribers for…
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Disney+ Announces “Becoming,” A New Docu-series Looking at the Best of the Best
Disney+ has announced a new docu-series called Becoming. This 10 episode series will look into the lives of some world-class athletes, entertainers, and musicians. Each episode will dive into the backstory of the person being highlighted. Throughout the course of the show, viewers will get to see where they grew up and hear stories about…
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Verizon and Disney Expand Agreement to Offer More Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ to Verizon Wireless Customers
Verizon and The Walt Disney Company have expanded their agreement to offer more value to customers with more entertainment options through the Mix & Match Unlimited plan. Starting on August 20th, the Mix & Match Unlimited plan will allow customers to have 5G Ultra Wideband along with the options for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+, along with…
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Disney Releases New Clips, Photos, and Posters for The One and Only Ivan Before Arrival on Disney+
The One and Only Ivan arrives on Disney+ this coming Friday! Ahead of it, Disney has released new clips, photos, and posters for the film. This film is being billed as a heartwarming film that will be fun for the whole family when it arrives on Disney+ on August 21. Check out some of these…
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Disney Releases Christina Aguilera Loyal Brave True Music Video from Mulan
Disney has released a new music video ahead of its live-action Mulan arriving on Disney+ on September 4th*. The song is called Loyal Brave True and features a performance by Christina Aguilera. The video is directed by Mulan movie director Niki Caro. This is not the only performance that Christina Aguilera will be making for Mulan however. She…
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Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love – Book Review by Mr. DAPs
Disney Maps: A Magical Atlas of the Movies We Know and Love is a new book that explores the stories told by Disney and Pixar in a different way than most books. It does this through beautifully illustrated maps! Along with the maps in the books, the stories that are explored also include some fun…
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Disney Denies Ditching 4K Blu-Ray Releases
Recently rumors begin to swirl that Disney was going to discontinue the release of 4K Blu-Ray discs. The rumor said that Disney’s focus would be moving to its streaming services instead and was shared by The Digital Bits. Forbes, however, reached out to Disney to see the validity of this rumor. A Disney spokesperson gave…
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Disney+ to Premiere “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom” From National Geographic on September 25
Narrated by Josh Gad, Eight-episode Docu-series Invites Viewers To Experience Unprecedented Access to the Most Beloved Animal Parks BURBANK, Calif. (August 12, 2020) – On Friday, September 25, Disney+ debuts its next original series from National Geographic, “Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom,” giving viewers an all-access pass to explore the magic of nature within Disney’s…